The UCI Track Cycling World Championships begin on Wednesday evening in Cali, Colombia with seven women and one man set to represent the US. The first American to get underway will be Jennifer Valente. Valente will take part in the women’s scratch 10km race on Wednesday evening. The scratch race is the simplest race in the World Champions to explain. It starts with all of the competitors together at the start and the first one across the line wins. Just your basic race. Valente is just 19 and won the Junior World Championship scratch race in 2011.

We’ll have coverage of the results of Valente’s event tomorrow along with information about tomorrow’s women’s team pursuit event.

Schedule:

• 7:40-8 PM – Women’s Scratch 10km
  • Jennifer Valente